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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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After landing elusive Masters tickets, fans are treated to nostalgic food prices that include an iconic pimento cheese sandwich for $1.50.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This is not the end of the story by any means, this is just a test flight for an eventual landing on the Moon - not just one, but many more to come.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Even before the moon landing, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in his final book:

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The battle was on at the Bay of Pigs, Cabell told Rusk, but the landing was taking longer than expected.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin